Wilmington Delaware — October 1966

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PROJECT 10073 KECORO 1. OAT.: 'fiME GROUP 2. LOCATION (1 Witness) ll. rn)l:~"o:L, e a\rare 3. SOIJRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1~ 2 -J llinutes 2. J -5 Seconds to. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. FtiOTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 6l 0-329 (TOE) 10. CONCLUSION Possible (AIRCR~FT) Astro (l-Ei.t.OR) :/ s--f..elf, r., 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer watched whited~, about the size of a pin moving across the sky Gt a i"eGsonable speed, then this glowing red ~a;mt:: obj~ct crune out of :-towhere and \o:as moving at a terrific speed compared to t.,e vthite light. Red object past over the white light an::i disailp.:are<i in about 5 seconds total observati :m time. Description i::; consistent with that of an aircraft and Fl'D ( 1'DSrR) rJ..J.. Wright-Patterson AFB,' Ol:iio 45433 ~ lO. Oc:tober 1966 your unidentitiedobservation o~ 5 October 1966. information in your l.etter vas not suft'icient for eval- uatim.. Requcst you c:caxpl.ete the attached FrD Form l~ aTJd Re:terenc.e it in the envelope provided. thank you for report:tng your observation t o the U.S. AIR FORCE TECiiNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for reseorch purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is d .. med necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you s .. the object? (Circle One): Month Year 3. Time Zone: c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you 'llH:Jen you sow the object? Cit y CK T o w n State CK County 5. how long was ob,ect in sight? ( T otal Durat1on) Minutes Sec:onda a. C,,rtoen c. Not very sure CJi::: F;,-,.;;.ly-'-"-c-e_rt_a_G)_n d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What wa s the condition o f the sky? 7. IF you sow the object dur ing DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle On'!): o. In front o f you b. In bock of y ou your right d . T o your le ft e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form auparaadaa F'TD 16 4 , Jul 61, which Ia obaolta. 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes 16. Did the object move in front o f something ot any time, particularly o cloud? Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: a. Sound ~c_..on,...Y- 18. We wish to know the angular size. Ho ld a match stick ot arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of rhe obrect i 'I c overed by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much o f the object wou ld hove been covered tl:.e matf; head? ~ 1 19. Draw a p icture !hct will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such a s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an a rrow beside the drawing to how the direction the object was moving. f. ,_., ,,..~ (;vfl- a 51)0 uJfl rrE LlGfll I g~t-1 i/ . h~ J:jl:JOVT .A MJ)./VI 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None . a. Bright moonlight b. A few b. Dull moon I ight (c. Many c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. uon't remember ( a. Don't remember) 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER ( C irc/e One): a. Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Scattered clouds) d, I h 1ck or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): ~-r/-a-lig-0 o. on 't remember b. T ronsporent 11. If it oppecred as a light, was It brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): -.o Bright-.!_.. b . Dimmer c. About the some d. Don't know 1 ) 1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. T he edges :Jf :h e object were: (Circle Onej; a. Fuzzy or blurred ~ Sharply outlined) d. Uon't remember Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appeor to s~ond still a t any time? (.Yes) Don't know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Break up into parts or explode? Yes Don't know Give off smoke? Don't know Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Don't know Flash o r flicker? Don't know D i sapp.,ar on<i reoppear? Don't know In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Plac e on "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the some curved l ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. Place an "A" on the compou when you first sow it. Place a "B'' on the compass where you lost sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the o b ject or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the potn, a "B" a t the end of the path, and sl.u .. .:.ny changes in d irect ion during the course Sf-'?P5{) Foil f1 OoUI Is-SEC 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -I "WO ( -z._) Draw a picture oT i,ow they wore arranged, on.:f put an arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. ~) 7c IJ;:pvr I MiNuTG ?5Et=:aR 20. Do y ou thin k you con est imate the speed o f the object? (Circle One ) Yes IF y ou answered Y ES, then what speed w~uld y ou estimate?------- 21. Do you thin k you can est imate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, th e n how for a way would you say it was?--------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you ( Circle One) In the business section o f a c ity? Inside o build in In the resident ia l section o f a city. c. Ou tdoors d . Near on airfield? d. In on airpla n e (type) e. F lying over o city? e. At sea f. Flying over open country? f. Other g . Other 24. IF y o u were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other veh icle a t the t ime, then complete the fo ll o wing questions : 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o . North c. East e. Sou th g. West b. North~t<Jst d. Soutneasr f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 Ho w fast were you moving?-------~ iles per h our , 24.3 D ic:i you s rop o r any time wh1ie y ou were loolcing a t the obrect? D id you obs erve ''li!t ? b ject th rough o ny of the fo llowing? Eye glasses e Binoculars Yes b. Sun glosses Ye s ('No) f. c . Windsh ield Yes g. Theodolite Yes ndow gloss No h. Other 26. In od e r :~of you c:1n g ive as cle a r a picture a s possible o f what y?u sow, des c r ibe in y o ur own word s a common obje c t o r o bje cts wh ic h, when p laced up in the sky, wou ld give the s ome appea ra nc e a s the object which y ou sow. 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Informati on which you f 1 rt' d < ee pe enent on which is not adequate! co d . h . . . questionnaire or a narrative explanation f . h . y vere In t e specific points of the o your s1g t 1ng. r::LovJtf Sec0 "f-wo.e.t'c:eJ oi-l JJeA 12.. fl. C. A Jfz {5,4sE r::-oe AcRoss Sk:"~ 30. Hove you ever seen this, or o simi lor object before. Jf so give dote or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow th e object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: First Nome TELEPHONE NUMBE Middle Nom Zone State Indicate onv oJrHtional tnformotion about yourself, including any s;>eciol experience, which might be pertinent. When and t o whom did you report that you hod seen the object? Day Monr h y .. or . 0/)C.L a..fftUJ.A.aL,